Antiglare device for automobile drivers



Aug. 16, 1932.

F. MORE ANTIGLARE DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS Filed Feb. 3, 1932 INVENTOR )I'recZ flare ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented Aug. 16, 1932 iszt it UNITED TATES.

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TFREDHMORE, or Homer, NEW 031;: i -f V v ANTIGLARE nnvron nor. An'romonxLn am ss Application filed February This invention relates to an improved antiglare device for automobile drivers, the object being to provide an improved construc-- tion which may be carried by thev hat or cap of an automobiledriver, and so positioned that the driver may look through thedevice or look beneath the device at any time:

An additional object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the hat or. cap of an automobile driver which will act as an eye screen for screening out certain rays of light from the lamps on an on-coming auto mobile, or from any other source of li ht, thethe hat of an automobile driver, the structure being such as to be readily clamped to-the hat or cap of the driver without any of the parts projectinginto a position to disturb the vision of the driver.

, In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of an anti-glare device disclosing an embodiment of the inven- 36 tion, the same being shown in use and clamped to the brim of a hat, but held'out of the line of vision by the position of the hat and head.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but .4 showing the head and hat tilted downwardly until the line of vision is through the screening member, forming part of the anti-glare j device.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail perspective 4 view of the anti-glare device shown in Figure 1. Figure 4 is atop plan View of the device shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 a sectional View through Fig-- ure 4: approximately on the line 5-5.

7 An additional objectis to provide an antiglare device or light screen to be carried by.

.plate -5*so that "whenever desired the plate 5 is, 1932. saw No. 590,735;

I l Referring to the accompany g drawing by numeralsl indicates the device asa whole,

which is clampedto the brim 2 of the hat 3',

which hat is carried by the head of a person 4. The device lis clamped firmly in place,

v control his own car. The screening plate 5- is preferably'ri'gidly clamped in a U-shaped clamp 6, and, if desired, may be riveted, soldered, orlotherwis'e secured in place, thoughordinarily, the clampi'ng'action of the metal member GjWit-hseveral punched indentures: at intervals is sufficient to hold the'partsto gether. 1 The rivet 7 extends through the parts, as'shownlparticularly in Figures 3 and 5, for firmly clamping the stem "8 to the clamp 6. The stem 8is rigidly connected with aball 9, 'whichballismounted into a socket 10, pressed from'theclamping plate 11. Preferably, the stem 8 isat an angle to the and associatedparts may be folded against the handle 19, as indicated'fin dotted lines in Figure-1. A spring 12 formed of steel, or otherresilientmaterial, rigidly secured to the plate 11 by'a suitable rivet 13, and continuallyf acts on ball 9 for pressing the same against the walls ofthe socket'10',fso as to lock-or" hold thej'plate 5 in any desired adjusted position. Thespring 12 ,isgpreferably afiat springwith a cuppedupper end fitting over the ball 9 so as to provide a good frictional surface; V p 7 From- Figure 5 it will be seen clamping'plate 11 is bent at the outered'ge for providing a turned-up edgeor bead 14, j against which the depending V semi-globular members 15 and 16'press'when' the device is notin use. When the device is in use, these members grip or clamp the brim of a hat, or m that the I The members 15 and 16 are preferably formed visor of a cap, to hold the device in place.

- are bent upwardly, as shown in Figure. 5-,

at an appreciable angle from the members 11 and 17, so that when the device is inuse, they will not be in the line of visioni The respective handles 18 and 19 are provided with co-' acting ears for receiving the journal-ed pin 20 around which the spring 21 is fitted, said spring being arranged so that the ends will act on the handles 18 and 19 for resiliently holding these ends separated, and thereby;

causing a pinching action between the mem-' bers 1 1, .15. and 16.

When the device is vto be used 'itis merely grasped by the handles 18 and 19 and clamped;

to the hat orbther head gear of the driver,- preferably, directly in; front ofthe center of the drivers face. Theplate 5' isthenswung downwardly to substantially the position shown in Figure 1 and is leftin that position I during theuse of the device.

It will be understood that the parts, includ ing the hat 3, are adjusted so that when the driver is holding his .head'in a normalposi-H tion for driving, the plate 5 will be above the line of vision, as illustrated in Figure 1;

When the driver approaches anon-coming automobile with bright lights, it is only necessary for him to incline his head downward- 1y a little, or until his vision extendsthrough the plateb, The plate 5 is. preferably sufii-.- V ciently long so that the-vision from both;

eyes will be through'this plate when the plate is depressed, as shown in Figure 2, thus shut.

ting off the undesired rays of light from the lamps of theon-coming automobile. As soon as the oncoming automobile has passed, the driver moves his head back to the normal driving position, as shown in Figure L V r lfcthe driver'should stop the car and re,- main in'thecar, ornear the car 'for a short time, he may swing the plate 5- in the dotted position shown in Figure 1, whereby itwill not annoy him,-as it willjbe: completely out "function, said clampin yieldingly holding the same in different adjusted positions, said spring havinga cupped end fitting over said ball providing a maXimum friction with a minimum pressure.

2. In a device of the character descrlbed, a clamp PIOVldOClWliJh a clamping plate having a turned-up edge, spaced clamping members COELCtHlg with sa d edgenfor; clamping the rbr m'oi'a hat or VlSOI' of a cap, a spring for causing said edge and clamping means to plate being provided with a ball socket, a ball mounted in said socket and provided with-an extending stem,

a light screen, a" clamping member clamping.

said light screen, [means for securing said clamping member to said stem, and means'for frictionally holding said ball against move-v ment in said socket. v

3. Ina device of the character described, a clamping member formed with a pair of clamping structures for clamping the brimoi a hat, one of saidclamping structures having,

a pressed-outportion'acting as a ball socket, ascreen for screening out rays of l ght, a ball rigidly connected with said screenand posi-f tioned in said socket, said ball actingto support the screen indifferent positions, and. a

spring formed with a cupped portion frictionally pressing against said ball for frictionally'holding the ball inidifierent adjusted positions; 7

4. In a device ofthe character described,'a I

light screen, a stem for supporting said screen,.a ball. rigidlyconnected to said stem for supporting the stem, said ball adapted tov be rotated in any desired direction and there? by shift the postion of said screen to any de:

sired angle, means coacting with said ball for supporting the same on the brim of a hat,and a'comparatively flat clamping spring formed with a cupped portion pressing against said ball for frictionally holding the hall indifferent adjusted positions. I p r FRED'MORE. I

of the zone of his vision,unless' he decid dly looks upwardly. -When he again starts to drive he merely swings the plate 5to itsoperative positiomas shown :in Figure 1, and then holds his head up or inclines. it according to circumstances. a i

v I: claim 1. An attachment for hats, brine vi like, including a light screen and means for clamping thelight screen to the hat or rap), said' means including aolampingstructure engaging the'hat and means for adjustably 1 mounting the screen on-the clamping struc- 'ture, said means includinga ball and socket structure, anda spring acting onthe ball for 

